The amputee population according to the World-Health-Organization is about 40 million.
However, there is a high abandon rate of socket prostheses for the lower limb (25%–57%) …

Introduction The spine deserves careful biomechanical investigation, because of the
different types of degeneration deriving from daily stress, trauma, and hard and soft tissue …

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) transplantation could enhance bone repair. However,
the cell fate of transplanted MSCs, in terms of their local distribution and spatial associations …

Background and objective Proximal femur fractures, colloquially known as hip fractures, are
a common pathology with increasing incidence in the last years due to the enhanced ageing …

Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) is an invasive surgical technique allowing the
restoration of a well-balanced sagittal profile, however, the risks of pseudarthrosis and …

The role of the ligaments is fundamental in determining the spine biomechanics in
physiological and pathological conditions. The anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) is …

Abstract Percutaneous Cement Discoplasty has recently been developed to relieve pain in
highly degenerated intervertebral discs presenting a vacuum phenomenon in patients that …

Background Bone metastases may lead to spine instability and increase the risk of fracture.
Scoring systems are available to assess critical metastases, but they lack specificity, and …

We hypothesize that variations of body anthropometry, conjointly with the bone strength,
determine the risk of hip fracture. To test the hypothesis, we compared, in a simulated …

Hemilaminectomy and laminectomy are decompressive procedures commonly used in case
of lumbar spinal stenosis, which involve the removal of the posterior elements of the spine …